The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-12-15


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The Counties Of Esssx, who died mot long
ego, was the Last survivor a several actresses
who married membert Of the British aris-
toofacy. Anaslasia Robinson, Countess Of
PetefborouGk; Mis- Fenton, Duchess Of
Dolton Nim Haxfen, Countess Of Derby;
Mim Bruntoh, Countess Of Craven Miss
Mellon, Duchsn Of &. Albans; Min Foote,
Countess Of Harrington, complete, with
Lady Essex, the List of histrionic peeresses.
OF late years no marriage Of the kind bias
taken place, and II II . somewhat curious
circumstance that in no case to-day II the
holder of any Of these titles two Of which
Az extinct) the descendant Of any Of these
ladies.
Hortenss Bertrand, daughter Of Count. .Bsr-
tfand, the most faithful Of Napoleon's friends,
= still living In Paris. She accompanied her
father and mother 10 st. Helena, The EN-
peror taught the little Hortense her cate
chism, and she made her first communion ct
the hands of the same abbe who administered
the Last sacramsnt 10 the dying Napoleon.
rents TO France and married M. Thayer, .
eentleman Of American extraction. She ~
tains Z very vivid recollection of the great
Emperor and has many cases of Napoleonic
relies, especially his silver service, his famous
Waterloo coat. etc.
Donn. Piatt, who some years since made
the Washington CAPITAL the most aggressive
newspaper in this country, is living In retire
ment In an Ohio village, of which he il the
postmaster, with the munifcent salary Of
10 year. Colonel Pistt 10 about fifty-five
years old, quiet In his manners, gentle in
conversation, but - he said Of himself, when
he takes his pen In his hand the devil gets in
his ink-stand. He was adjutant on General
Schenck's staff during the war, and while
stationed In Baltimore one Of his duties was
to close the Maryland Club.
W. w. Story, the poet-sculptor, has one Of
the largest studios In Rome. Eight rooms
are filled with his works, and after viewing
the acres Of mutilsted and disoolored statues
in the Capitol and the Vatican, II was posi-
tive relief to see the ffesh and perfect works
In Mr.. 6tory's studio. He was the first sculp.
tor 10 represent Clsopatra - an Egyptian
queen, and not q . Roman matrcn. Mr..
Story resides in the Barbarini palace and 90
cupies distinguished position In the Roman
society.
Bayard Tucksrman, In 1881, was the only
author in New York according to the city
directory Of that year-that b, he IL the only
person who had himself put down - an
author, although Ct that time Brander Nat.
thsws, Richard Il. 6toddard. 3. O. Stedman,
Bronson Howard Oliver B. Bunce, Edgar
FawcsfS Frank =. Stockton and other we'll
known authors lived In New York.
Henry O. Bunnsr, the editor of Rsek, d
quite young man. He began life a. clerk
in cotton brokers ofice, but having liter
ary taste he wrote verses, stories, etc., for the
weekly papers, which attracted attention by
their clsverness and originality, When Rsck
was started, he was asked to be its editor,
with liberal salary, and gladly exchanged
the counting-room for the sanctum,
Amelie Riyes lives almost constantly st
her ancestral home, Castle Hill. Albemsrle
Co., We. Hero, with her horses, her dogs,
and her dumb-bells, the clever young su-
thoress y surrounded BY what she best loves.
Ar divides her time with literature, she
sometimes spending ten hours at time In
her studio, Or else, engaged the same number
OF hours with her pen.
Constance Cary, who was one Of the Rich
mond bellies during the war, and who after
yard married Burton N, Harrison, private
SECRETARY to Jefferson Davis, has been very
successfu! = . writer OF juvenile literature.
She has also taken very prominent part in
New York sodety, and has quite reputation
= . manager Of private thsatricals,
Ethel Sprague. eldest daughter Of Mrs.
Aate Chase ana granddaughter Of Chief JUS
tios Chase, whose intention to 80 on the
stage has recently been announced, Il only
dghteen yeazs old. Unlike other fashionable
debutantes, she does mot tntend to make her
nf.e appearance z: star, but 70 begin q the
0ossom oitns iaodef.
Lord Lytton, whose literary reputation
Wa made BY the poem OF Lucille, /" resembles
his fhther IN personal appearance, having the
Same long fAcs, sad-looking eyes, full, straight
s,tcn - rr,rists- =, T-sros = =, = .r.s.E.
one, the government allowing him palace
3 and $4,000 salary.
William Black b thirty-fve years old,
sightly built with dark, earnest eye, and .
long brown mustachs. He drsssn with
hultlen tasts, and has nothing Of the con.
4 vsntional Htsraxy man In his manners and